Bob Cousy vs. Herm Gilliam Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Gilliam and Bob Cousy that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bob Cousy

vs.

Herm Gilliam

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Herm Gilliam: 1969-70 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Herm Gilliam 1

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Herm Gilliam 8

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Herm Gilliam 4

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Herm Gilliam 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Herm Gilliam 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Herm Gilliam 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Herm Gilliam 0

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Herm Gilliam 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Herm Gilliam 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Herm Gilliam 6,252

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Herm Gilliam 2,175

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Herm Gilliam 2,225

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 369 *

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 49 *

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Herm Gilliam 578

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Herm Gilliam .441

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Herm Gilliam .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Herm Gilliam 14.1 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Herm Gilliam 6.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 2.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Herm Gilliam 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Herm Gilliam 2.6

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Herm Gilliam 3.0

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Herm Gilliam 269

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Herm Gilliam 93

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Herm Gilliam 108

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 19 *

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 1 *

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Herm Gilliam 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Herm Gilliam .397

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Herm Gilliam .806

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Herm Gilliam 11.8 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Herm Gilliam 5.5 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 1.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 0.1 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.